Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3441

Chapter 3441 Unwilling Allies (Part 2)

"Doesn't that mean the underground fortress of Stonewall?" Solus asked after Lith had stored his contact amulet inside the pocket dimension.

"Indeed." He nodded. "We have to move now, while it's still day in the Kingdom and most members of the Undead Courts are either slumbering or severely weakened. Also, I need time to prepare for the meeting.

"Our truce with the Undead Courts will hold only until it suits both parties. I don't trust Bhaz and until I'm certain he didn't switch to Meln's side for some idiotic reason, I'm

going to consider this a trap and prepare accordingly."

The Stonewall Fortress owed its name to the fact that it had been carved out of a massive stone wall located in an underground network of caves located under the Feilun Region of the Griffon Kingdom.

The fortress was complete with lookout towers, battlements, a main keep, and an enormous gate made of Orichalcum. The entire length of the defensive walls was studded with enough mana crystals to light the entire cave despite it being over 60 meters (200') tall.

The carving alone, even though performed by undead skilled in earth magic like Ghouls had taken decades to be completed. The main body of the fortress was encased by the cave, visible from a distance, but protected against flying enemies.

It stood right at the center of a mana geyser and countless arrays and enchantments had been imbued in every stone block and bit of mortar so that very little world energy was left available to invaders.

That and the dozens of Stone, Orichalcum, and Adamant Golems standing at the ready in their recharge pods made it nigh-impregnable even if left completely unmanned. Lith had a very low opinion of the Undead Courts and the convenient timing of the meet-up looked too much like a setup to come in such a place alone.

At the same time, he wanted to keep his allies out of that particular piece of business. If it really was an honest first step toward an alliance with the undead, going to Stonewall in forces would have only exposed Lith's best cards and put his hosts on guard.

Hence Lith made it a personal show, showcasing solely his own strength.

When he emerged from the tunnel leading to the Fortress, none of the patrols scattered throughout the network of caves noticed him. He was also accompanied by his own two Golems, Trouble and Raptor, and an army of three hundred six-eyed Demons armed to the teeth.

Ragnarök was sheathed but perfectly visible on his hip. Solus wore her battle armor and Lith's generals, Menadion, Locrias, Valia, Trion, and Varegrave, had their weapons out.

"That's a considerable display of forces." Bhaz opened the gates and walked towards his guests. "Is this a visit or the start of a siege?"

Just by looking at his guest, the Dawn King could tell that something had changed since his last meeting with Lith. Bhaz had met enough Divine Beasts to get used to the oppressive aura they emanated.

Their raw power and mass made them towering giants to his mystical senses even while the Divine Beasts maintained a human form. The Dawn King always felt like a man standing in front of a towering mountain when facing a Divine Beast and the Tiamat had been no different during his past visit.

Now, however, Bhaz could also feel a simmering heat burning at his pale skin. The mountain seemed to have turned into a rumbling volcano that was ready to erupt with devastating consequences.